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The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to try to force a northern Wisconsin town to pay for failing to renew access easements on tribal land
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to force a northern Wisconsin town to pay unspecified damages for failing to renew access easements on American Indian tribal land.
The ongoing road closure dispute in Lac du Flambeau took another turn Tuesday as tribal council members of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa In
Legislative and legal action are being considered as road closures enter their second month on the northern Wisconsin reservation.
Four weeks ago today, the Lac du Flambeau Tribal Government put up barriers blocking access on four roads within the reservation.It’s prevented driving access to dozens of private homes with the reservation boundaries.A lawyer representing many of the residents through the involved title companies says she will be seeking legal action if the barricades are not lifted today.